Synonyms for pleonastic
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Redundant
redundant, superfluous, wordy, prolix, diffuse, verbose, tautological, tautologic, supervacaneous dated
2. Pleonastical — characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
- adj. 2
Of, or relating to pleonasm.
Related words
- Word family
- pleonastical
Example sentences
- redundant The company made most of its employees redundant.
- superfluous I agree that the feelings are indeed superfluous.
- wordy It could've been said in a less wordy way.
- prolix Many readers will get lost if your writing is too prolix.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pleonastic | steady | |
| redundant | rising | |
| superfluous | steady | |
| wordy | steady | |
| prolix | falling | |
| impersonal | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- wordy2
- 6 letters
- prolix
- 7 letters
- diffuse2, verbose
- 9 letters
- redundant3
- 10 letters
- impersonal4, tautologic
- 11 letters
- superfluous3
- 12 letters
- tautological, pleonastical
- 14 letters
- supervacaneous, perissological
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wordy2 = 2 syllables).